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OF 



WINTRY DAYS 



NEW ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLORS AND 
IN MONOTINT BY 



MAUD HUMPHREY 



Illustrator ofBahes cf the }e,i-r" 



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NEW VERSES BY 

EDITH M.'^THOMAS 

A utlior of " Babes of the Year " 





NEW YORK 

Cflpyrii^ht, 1889, hy 

FREDERICK A. STOKES & BROTHER 
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C0>n'Ri(iHT,l699 By fBtOERICK *.SIO«€S > 0»OTH£«. 



Zhc IRueeian Cbilb. 

Xittlc subject ot tbe Csar, 
Uell us wbat ^our projects are. 
"®b, beneatb tbe siuoiuci piue 
If will builD a palace fiue 
Bll of sparlUiuii suow au^ ice, 
Becked witb manv? a ricb device! 
Unti Til not be tbere aloue, 
Jfor H'll buil& a ro\?al tbroue, 
Hu^ 11 'II mal?e a Csar of suow 
Hut) triui courtiers bowiug low. 
®u bis bea^ a crowu be' 1 1 wear, 
Hu bis bau& a sceptre bear ! 
Ubeu, a ouarC> of suow H'll set, 
Mitb au ic\? ba>:ouet, 
Ht tbe boor, to Ueep afar 
Hll wbo plot aoaiust uiv? C3ar." 



—EDITH M. THOMAS. 




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Dutch Cbilb. 

®b, a 5tur&Y> little pilcirim 

Hll tbe wav? trom 1f30llow=Xan&, 

IKIlitb ^our C03CV cap an^ muff, 

Hn^ i^our £?!^atc3 in bauM 

1ft IT tric^ to catcb aii& \\i5S 1^011 
TRol5*pol\?, roun^, au^ £5\vcct, 

If suspect tbat vow ^voul^ tie 

TllHiiicjs upon vour teet. 

Bwap, a\va\? von will be flitting 
H)own tbe river smootb as ijlass ; 
If, upon tbe Mn% will tbrow 
If^isses as \?ou pass. 



-EDITH M. THOMAS. 




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BV FREDERICK <*.S10HES S 5 



H Xittlc HMgblanbcv. 



Ibere's a brave la& troiii tbc bicjblaiiDs an^ beatbcr— 
IfDere's a true ia& witb tartan an^ featber,— 
Ifull ot tbe jo^ of tbe wilD spriiuj wcatber! 

/IDarcb ! 

/IDarcb ! 

Wibo witbitt t>oor3 witb &uU care wolU^ be stamina 

Mben tbe winb, tbrougb tbe naheb treetops stra^iuo, 

SOUU&S Ii!?e a pibrocb tbat minstrels are plavino ? 

/IDarcb ! 

/IDarcb ! 

Ibere's a blitbc bcart as liobt as tbe swallow, 
•ffDere's a bolt) cbieftatn— wbo'll follow, wbo'll follow, 
©ver tbe nteabow, up bill an^ ^own bollow? 

/IDarcb ! 

/IDarcb ! 

—E DI TH M. THOMA S. 



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COPfRIOHr.lSSS.BV FRCOERICK A.STOKCS i eROTHER 



Hmerican (Tbilb. 



^be l^oluntccr Speaks, 



l^es, II am vcn^\j to be 
H solMer b\? lal^^ or sea, 

fov mv beart is warm anb true ; 

1f am m\? CountriVs l^nujbt, 
peace will H l?eep — or ficibt— 

5u5t as sbe bi^s mc &o ! 



—EDTTHM. THOMAS. 







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C01>»RISnr,l88S,BV fHEDEflICK /,.STO«£S » SRr,l, 



Swebisb Cbilb* 

ir met a little SweMsb cbil^, 

Un^ 6eep anC) tboiuibtfiU were ber e^s; 
m^ williuo tancv? 5be beouile^ 

Mitb maiig a leoeu5 straiuje aiit) wilt). 

Sbe tol& ot witcbino water^sprites, 
®t nimble ^warfs an& oiants cjrim, 

<S)f &anccr5 'mi^ tbe IRortbern Xiobts 
TTbat wave tbeir banners o'er tbe bciobts. 

Sbe saiuj me man\? a cunniiuj rbi^me, 
Uben up 5be rose in baste, m\b crieO, 

*'1I must be qowc, tbe cbureb^bells cbime, 
nil tell tbe rest anotber time!" 



—EDITH M. THOMAS. 




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a)P»»IGHT,18S9,BY FREBERICK A.STOKES \ BRQIMEfl. 



(Tanabian Cbilb. 



'*Ga^ little cousin 

JSei^ouD the Great Xafies 
(H ^atIinG rose^bub 
Hmit) tbe wbite flaftes!) 

Ibow far is it, pra^, 
Uo tbe foot of tF)e bill?" 
**U swallow's fliobt 

So smootb auD 50 still!" 

Hn^, pritbee, bow far 

Uo tbe top of tbe FMll?" 
®b, a snail's pace 

Mitb a patient will!" 

— EDITH M. THOMAS. 



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